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Indonesian travel agencies offer vaccine tours to US as cases surge at home

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021By Editor

Indonesian travel companies are advertising US vaccine tours for the rich, while those less wealthy have to wait for their jabs as Covid-19 runs rampant in the country. … Read More >Indonesian travel agencies offer vaccine tours to US as cases surge at home

Who wants a shot? Lithuania considers offering Covid jabs to tourists entering Baltic country

Posted on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021By Editor

Lithuania is considering a scheme this week that would allow tourists staying in the country for over seven days to receive a Covid vaccination, also extending the offer to its nationals living abroad. … Read More >Who wants a shot? Lithuania considers offering Covid jabs to tourists entering Baltic country

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Thai PM announces plan to boost Covid-crippled economy by reopening the country to visitors in 120 days

Posted on June 18, 2021June 18, 2021By Editor

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has announced that Thailand will reopen to visitors within the next four months, as the nation seeks to find a way to lift an economy badly damaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read More >Thai PM announces plan to boost Covid-crippled economy by reopening the country to visitors in 120 days

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Tourists told to leave dollars at home as Cuban banks will no longer accept greenback

Posted on June 13, 2021June 13, 2021By Editor

Cuba has asked tourists not to bring dollars with them to the Caribbean island, as the US currency will no longer be accepted in the country, according to the first vice president of the Central Bank, Francisco Mayobre Lence. … Read More >Tourists told to leave dollars at home as Cuban banks will no longer accept greenback

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Which countries are offering Covid-19 vaccine tours for travelers and why? RT’s Boom Bust explains

Posted on June 11, 2021June 11, 2021By Editor

Some nations around the world with a surplus of vaccines are helping foreign travelers get their coronavirus shots in a bid to help boost their economies and revive international air travel. … Read More >Which countries are offering Covid-19 vaccine tours for travelers and why? RT’s Boom Bust explains

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Russia plans Covid vaccination travel for foreigners to revive tourism industry

Posted on June 9, 2021June 9, 2021By Editor

Russia is considering offering coronavirus vaccination travel packages for tourists which could help support the struggling tourism sector, the president of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RUTI), Andrey Ignatyev, told TASS. … Read More >Russia plans Covid vaccination travel for foreigners to revive tourism industry

Europeans can now take a beach holiday. But does their summer relaxation signal a new wave of Covid contagion’s on the horizon?

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021By Editor

As travel destinations reopen, new Covid-19 strains threaten the tourist industry’s revival. RT asked the experts whether the relief from lockdown stress is set to bring about another surge in infections. … Read More >Europeans can now take a beach holiday. But does their summer relaxation signal a new wave of Covid contagion’s on the horizon?

Russia

Russia’s International Tourism Reforms Show That It Has Nothing To Hide

Posted on May 29, 2021May 29, 2021By Editor

The law that President Putin recently signed allowing tourists to remain in Russia for six months so long as they’ve booked their hotel stay in advance for the duration of their trip shows that Moscow has nothing to hide and is actually eager to encourage as many people as possible to come see the truth about the country themselves. … Read More >Russia’s International Tourism Reforms Show That It Has Nothing To Hide

France may apply ‘tougher’ travel restrictions for UK due to surge in ‘Indian variant’ of coronavirus – foreign minister

Posted on May 26, 2021May 26, 2021By Editor

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said that stricter quarantine rules may be applied to travelers from the UK as the so-called Indian variant of the coronavirus is spreading in the country. … Read More >France may apply ‘tougher’ travel restrictions for UK due to surge in ‘Indian variant’ of coronavirus – foreign minister

Spain to welcome tourists from non-EU countries deemed ‘safe’ from Monday, ‘without health requirements’

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021By Editor

Spain’s prime minister has announced plans to allow the entry of certain non-EU travelers without health controls from Monday, as well as vaccinated tourists from the US in June. … Read More >Spain to welcome tourists from non-EU countries deemed ‘safe’ from Monday, ‘without health requirements’